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What makes a pickle kosher and why is it necessary ...

What makes a pickle kosher and why is it necessary? Also, is there a different meaning for a 7 arm menorah and one that has 9 arms?


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Everything I say can be fully substantiated by my own opinion.

The brine that a pickle cures in sometimes has polysorbates in it, an emulsifier made from animal fats.

In order for a pickle to be truly Kosher, the polysorbates cannot come from an unclean animal, such as a pig.

Many pickles sold as "Kosher" are actually Kosher-Style, and would not meet Kashrut standards.
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I am not a rabbi - but all the food i buy shows the label "approved by the main rabbi office of israel" or of some city in israel 

I think to be kosher, it just needs to be inspected, just like meat

9 arm menorah is used for hanukah candles 

8 candles for the 8 days of hanukah , and the middle one, the 9th, for lighting all the other candles with 
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Thanks to the two people who answered my question.  I had no idea there was a meat product in pickles.     Two more questions:

Can Jews eat mashed potatoes made with milk and butter?  I know they couldn't put gravy on the top if it's made of a meat product, right?  What do Jews put upon mash potatoes?

 

Do you know the reason the ancient Jews prohibited pork?  Do you think it was because of trichonosis?  Or other pig diseases? 

 

Thanks for your answers.
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